[Question]Modding Development Environment

[joshj5hawk]

Hey guys, I've been plugging away for a week or so modding, and TBH dealing with everything in just NotePad ++ is bugging the crap out of me.

 

I was wondering if anyone has a setup guide for using a IDE such as (preferably) Eclipse since I have some experience there. I would like to know just a few things:

 

I would like to work on my mod folder in a different directory from .../zomboid/mods as copy/pasting/switching mod versions out so I can actually play becomes a hassle. 

 

I would like to be able to just launch straight from eclipse, preferably without using Steam as it can be a faster launching process.

 

If anyone knows of how to setup in Eclipse (Am willing to learn how to use IntelliJ if need be) or has a link that my Google Fu wasn't able to find, that would be wonderful!

 

Thank you,

Josh